Blu-ray HD DVD Format Wars Heat Up
January 01, 2005
Tokyo, JP - Hi-Def format wars heat up this week with news releases by Panasonic and Toshiba.
Panasonic parent, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., announced yesterday that March is the target month to ship Blu-ray DVD drives for PC computers.
Panasonic had previously announced that they had manufacturing plant in Southern California set up to mass-produce Blu-ray disc media.
To read that WEVA Industry News report go to:
Panasonic Blu-ray Manufacturing Plant in Southern California
Also yesterday, Toshiba, maker of HD DVD format drives announced that 35 movie titles would be released in the HD DVD format including "The Aviator," movies from 10 Japanese studios plus South Korean films. Last week Toshiba issued a statement touting the benefits of HD DVD.
That WEVA Industry News report is at:
Toshiba Toshiba Claims HD DVD Development Exceeds Blu-ray
And just the week before Toshiba announced that HD DVDs would be delayed until the spring.
Read that report at:
Toshiba Delays HD DVD
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